You arrive at an Oregon DMV office for your drive test. Which item is REQUIRED to be in working order on your test vehicle?
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A.
Working brake lights. Correct
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B.
Working headlights.
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C.
Tires with at least 4/32 inch of remaining tread depth.
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D.
A current emissions sticker.
The answer is "Working brake lights."
Brake lights appear on Oregon's required working-equipment list for the drive test. The list also covers the vehicle starting under its own power, turn signals front and back, the horn, a passenger door that opens from inside and outside, a secure and clean passenger seat, seatbelts, undamaged tires, a muffler without excessive leaks, valid registration display, mirrors, and unobstructed views. Headlights, taillights, wipers, traction tires or chains, and a defroster are required only if weather conditions require. The tempting misread on C swaps the manual's rule that tires simply not be bald or damaged for a specific tread-depth threshold.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Working headlights.
Headlights are required only if weather conditions require them, not on every drive test. This answer treats a weather-conditional item from the 'if weather conditions require' list as if it were on the always-required equipment list.
C. Tires with at least 4/32 inch of remaining tread depth.
The manual's tire rule on the test-vehicle list states only that tires must not be bald or damaged; no specific tread-depth measurement is part of the equipment check. This answer substitutes a specific tread-depth threshold for the manual's actual tire rule, which requires only that tires not be bald or damaged.
D. A current emissions sticker.
The required-equipment list calls for displaying valid registration; emissions stickers are not on the test-vehicle list. This answer confuses a general vehicle-compliance item with the manual's specific test-vehicle list, which names only 'Display valid registration.'
This question tests your knowledge of Licensing Process in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Testing: Drive Test, Test Vehicle," p.4..
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